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user $ cat /etc/issue
ROSA Desktop Fresh R1 release 2012.1 for x86_64
Kernel 3.11.8-nrjQL-desktop-69rosa on a 4-processor x86_64 / \l
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user $ rpm -qa |grep -i virtualbox |sort
dkms-virtualbox-4.2.18-69-mib2012.1.noarch
virtualbox-4.2.18-69-mib2012.1.x86_64
virtualbox-doc-4.2.18-2-rosa2012.1.noarch
virtualbox-guest-additions-4.2.18-69-mib2012.1.x86_64
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user $ VirtualBox
WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module
available for the current kernel (3.11.8-nrjQL-desktop-69rosa) or it failed to
load. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by
sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/virtualbox start
You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
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root # lsmod |grep vbox
root # /etc/rc.d/init.d/virtualbox status
virtualbox kernel module è not loaded
root # /etc/rc.d/init.d/virtualbox start
Starting virtualbox (via systemctl): [ OK ]
root # /etc/rc.d/init.d/virtualbox status
virtualbox kernel module è not loaded
root # lsmod |grep vbox
root #
Kernels tried: 3.10.17 3.10.19 and 3.11.8, all -nrjQL-desktop-69rosa flavored.
UPDATE: tried new kernel and virtualbox unsuccessfully -- see below.